Nonprofit · EIN 54-1447096
THE VIRGINIA AIR AND SPACE CENTER
Tax-exempt · HAMPTON, VA 23669
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,324,926 | $3,489,976 | $834,950 | $4,883,204 | $845,619 | $4,037,585 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,733,385 | $2,889,636 | $843,749 | $3,935,682 | $733,047 | $3,202,635 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,658,858
- of which government grants
- $2,129,460
- Membership dues
- $187,140
- Program service revenue
- $1,335,731
- Investment income
- $81,295
- Net rental income
- $75,179
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $173,863
- Other revenue
- $249,042
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,167,217
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,452,106
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $32,500
- Occupancy
- $348,088
- Travel
- $4,891
- Program services (functional)
- $2,740,243
- Management and general (functional)
- $691,808
- Fundraising (functional)
- $57,925
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,935,682
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,883,204
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $845,619
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,037,585
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,035,710
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,875
- Gross receipts
- $4,585,645
- Employees
- 74
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- VA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR JEFFERY SMITH | EXECUTIVE DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $167,537 |
| ANN BANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRIAN D DEPROFIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MICHAEL B HAMAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DR RAYMOND L HAYNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID HOLT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JOHN CABOT ISHON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MELVIN FEREBEE JR | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| GAYLENE KANOYTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| HOWARD KERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ROSS A MUGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ROBIN MCDOUGAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DR WILLIAM MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHANDRA OAKS-GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'ALLEGRO SMITH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MS ALEXIS SWANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DONNA SPELLER TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DR JOHN POLK WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR JEFFERY SMITH | EXECUTIVE DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,000 |
| ANN BANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| WILLIAM T BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRIAN D DEPROFIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MICHAEL B HAMAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DR RAYMOND L HAYNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID HOLT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JOHN CABOT ISHON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MELVIN FEREBEE JR | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| WILLIAM T SAUNDERS JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| GAYLENE KANOYTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| HOWARD KERN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ROSS A MUGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| ROBIN MCDOUGAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| CHANDRA OAKS-GARCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| L'ALLEGRO SMITH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MARY L SANDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DONNA SPELLER TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DR JOHN POLK WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 600 SETTLERS LANDING RD, HAMPTON, VA 23669-4033
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR JEFFERY SMITH, 600 SETTLERS LANDING, HAMPTON, VA 23669
- Signed the 990
- DR JEFFERY SMITH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (757) 727-0900
- Website
- WWW.VASC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JONES CPA GROUP PC
Mission
TO SERVE AS THE REGION'S LEADING SOURCE OF INFORMATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION THROUGH INTERACTIVE SCIENCE DEMONSTRATIONS, HANDS-ON EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- ATTENDANCE TO THE MUSEUM FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR WAS 72,251. INCLUDED IN TOTAL VISITATION WERE 30,664 STUDENTS WHO VISITED THE MUSEUM. ALSO SERVED A TOTAL OF 8,726 STUDENTS IN THE OUTREACH PROGRAM. THE MUSEUM FEATURES OVER 166 EXHIBITS, INCLUDING 19 AIRCRAFTS, 7 SPACE CRAFTS, 2 ROCKETS AND 1 LUNAR HABITAT.Expenses $2,328,966 · revenue $869,062
- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - THE VIRGINIA AIR AND SPACE SCIENCE CENTER'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE STRATEGICALLY DESIGNED TO SERVE SCHOOL DIVISIONS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY THROUGH INNOVATIVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, DYNAMIC CAMPS, AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT, AND IMMERSIVE SCOUT OVERNIGHT EXPERIENCES. EACH PROGRAM IS ALIGNED WITH THE VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING AND ROOTED IN INQUIRY-BASED PROJECTS THAT FOSTER CRITICAL THINKING WHILE CREATING MEANINGFUL CAREER CONNECTIONS FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES. BY INTEGRATING REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS, WE ENSURE THAT PARTICIPANTS NOT ONLY MEET ACADEMIC BENCHMARKS BUT ALSO DEVELOP SKILLS ESSENTIAL FOR THE WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW.Expenses $411,277 · revenue $466,669
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 54-1447096
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1988
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A570)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,883,204
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,585,645
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,324,926 | $3,489,976 | $4,883,204 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,733,385 | $2,889,636 | $3,935,682 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,731,856 | $2,891,512 | $3,047,888 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 54-1447096).
Questions about THE VIRGINIA AIR AND SPACE CENTER
- What is the EIN of THE VIRGINIA AIR AND SPACE CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE VIRGINIA AIR AND SPACE CENTER is 54-1447096.
- Is THE VIRGINIA AIR AND SPACE CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.
- Are donations to THE VIRGINIA AIR AND SPACE CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE VIRGINIA AIR AND SPACE CENTER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE VIRGINIA AIR AND SPACE CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE VIRGINIA AIR AND SPACE CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE VIRGINIA AIR AND SPACE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DR JEFFERY SMITH.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE VIRGINIA AIR AND SPACE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $167,537 (DR JEFFERY SMITH, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does THE VIRGINIA AIR AND SPACE CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,324,926, expenses of $3,489,976 and total assets of $4,883,204 at year end.
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